Railway-car end wall



Jan. 1.0, 1928. 1,656,058

G. G. GILPIN RAILWAY CAR END WALL Filed March 8. 1926 I l l 1 l l l lIn: n n u n E 11 lu: 1r tr n' n 4| IL- e 1 U n n D n D bgjooooocooooocoo ooooooooovoonog H- l Ey. 2 E93 lill TED ST'ESApplication filed March 8, 1926. Serial No. 93,256.

llelforence is had lo the i'recoiniiairying drawinge, which illufgatratethe prelerred jlforin ol the invention, lihougrli it is to lieunderstood that the invention ie not limited lo the enact details oitcoi` ction .shown and describedj als it le obvioue` that variouelinolflilications thereol within the :scope ot' the olonne will occur topersone skilled in llil arl'.

lilly invention relalee lo the construction ol u railnnjv rar having; anend Wall iliade ol" one or niore nietallic plates or panele .se :airedtogether and lfornied with .integral reinloicinel and eli.llieninovineane` to resist the limer-:l ol einigt/ingr loiulf-i. While etii'orteare mule to lilocl; the lading' in llie earl llie l l .lli irl-1ecai'ierd h v the lieavjg7 locomotives, the ooierpniry air liralie and[he cla 'lication l liar l'lio ladino; away 'lroin its n1ooron l andthrow it agruinst llio end ot the car. invention ira readilyadai'italale to lioK, gioiinliilr` and other typen ol" railway,y farsalloc olf the oli'ierl'e olI the invention is to provldo a. wall elementwhich llaa; irreal strength to reen the torsional and weavinpy sce whichexist in a railway car when ving; in Service. These etreeiles are causedthe inertia ol: the rool and euporelructnrr 'when llie train is suddenlyStopped; rough or uneven track; vllie if;uperelevation olf the lrrirll:on cnrvei; the later: l inertia in ronnding; eurer-sa; eccentric thrustdue lo the adiin.: lieinig eecured to one Side ot the car;I the can,lieinp; cornerodlg the une ol push poli` pockets-4, etc. lluoli:ilireerlzee rarlt and dir-:loll llic eupormruelnro which dccreaeoa lliolilr ol Elie can and alno raul-ice the car 4graiin aand, and other auchn ateurliliernnirc, euch sitreeaeps canne l mlijv roule and lealijv andinoperative eide and cnil doorr.

n oliicrlz oil the invention. is; lo 'lorni the ineelingr edges oil? themetallic platre oll an .eo as lo provide an integral stillenani.rnollier object :ie to form a depressed panel. in one olf the metallicplatee of an end 'vrall which eli'engi'tliene that plate and alsoinovides a hearing' surface lor lining; boards, which paneled plate needin con'ibinalion willi a"substantially llat plate to complete the endWall ol the ear.

ln tlie drawings:

li'igqj. l eliowe an end elevation oll a railway car with iny inventionapplied thereon.

lug. el ie a section on line 4-lol lig. l, lille end Wall coinpriees atloaet tivo platev secured lokrgetlier to lorni a panel, vvliich icl ie:secured to the adjacent Al'raine ineinlierf-i ol the ar, anch ae theend sill il, end plate 2 and corner poet l.

Une oil the inel'allic platee oontfal portion oli/feet to jlforni a nel;li ivi'h a marginal ing; the continuelle wel). unilerlal'ie a part theplate 1l and has lille inargrinal parl; ol tlv underlappinsig portionlient l5) and liangred to roiillorni lo the lepre-anon in tlu plate el.lvleane are provided.l` Aauch ae rivets lll and ll lo secure the edrjeeol: eac'i plate lo the other plate.

ln the conetrnction ehown in lllige. l and E the upper plato l 'ieproiiided with an oli- .aet central portion and the lower plate l' iellat (with the exception olf ite` niiarginal edges) and an additionallininr' or 'ailing Strips l-l are provided between the thin lin ing l2and the llat metallic plate 7 which strengtlieno the lower portion ofthe end wall. Experience ehovve that an end wall should he etroi'igeradjacent the lli-oor.

lln the construction :shown in illig. 3 the lower plato 2O ie providedwith an olleet panel and the upper plate 2l is inode llat (with theexception ot ile marginal edge). .lin this construction the thin linnig;- l2 lieare directll',T against the olleet portion in tlic plateEl) and nailing @tripa` lll are pi'oif'ided which are secured lo theupper llat plato 2l.

lf claini:

l.. ln end Wall lor a railwayi car comprising a lower metallic platehaving` au ollleet central portion ilorining),l a coiilzinuous weh, anupper metallic plate orerlapn'ni` a portion oit :said oll'set centralportion, havingits lower part lient and flanged to conlorm to the olleetin the other plate, and means to secure the edge ol each plate to theother plate.

2. An end Wall for a railway car comprising a lower metallic platehaving' an olliset central portion 'liorliling a continuous wel), anupper metallic nlate overlapp:ingl a portion o" :said ollset central.portion, having its lower part lient and flanged to contorni to the oll-(l) has ite continuous` portion (l :nirroinnl- 'llie o'lihe' plate 7 olEthe olisiet portion ol lili Set in the upper p'late, means to secure theedge ot each plate to the other plate, and a Wooden lining hearingagainst said offset portion.

3. An end Wall for a railway ear coml prising a lower metallic platehaving an oli" set central portion forming a continuous wel). an uppermetallic plate overlappinga por tion ot' said offset cent al portion,having` ite lower part bent and flanged to conform to the oti'set in theupper plate, means to Seeure the edge of each plate to the other plate,awooden lining hearing against said ofset portion7 and nailingl stripsIatt-ached to said upper plate to which said lining ia se cured.

4. An end wall for a railway ear eolnprisingl an upper and a lowermetallicr plate`r one of said plates having` an oll'set eentral portionforming` a continuous wel), and the other of said plates overlapping apori iov ot said central portion with its overlapping portion bent andflanged to contorni to the offsetei the other plate, and meansy to seeure the adjacent edge oit each plate to the 1 other plate.

GARTH G. (llillN.

